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speech -- is -- is dismissioning romney's speech -- dismissing romney's speech,. >>> the president is arriving here in the bay area. he's in kern county right now to dedicate a memorial to the late leader cesar chavez. he's speaking there. you can barely see him. he's greeting some supporters there. we'll have a report shortly from san francisco on the president's here to the bay area. >>> early voting begins in california today. if you want to vote early, just head to your county election office. however, most county offices are closed today for columbus day. ballots for people voting by mail will be sent tomorrow. 32 states and the district of columbia offer some form of early voting. >>> gasoline prices already hitting records went up again overnight, rising to 4.67 a gallon. senator dianne feinstein has called for a federal investigation. she does not think this spike is related to supply and demand. meanwhile, governor jerry brown is trying to increase the gasoline supply. he ordered state smock regulators to allow winter blend gasoline to be sold earlier than usually. that tip i
speech -- is -- is dismissioning romney's speech -- dismissing romney's speech,. >>> the president is arriving here in the bay area. he's in kern county right now to dedicate a memorial to the late leader cesar chavez. he's speaking there. you can barely see him. he's greeting some supporters there. we'll have a report shortly from san francisco on the president's here to the bay area. >>> early voting begins in california today. if you want to vote early, just head to your...
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in that speech, the president references his debate with mitt romney and he had a lack luster performance and here is how he referred to it. >> after that speech, people say don't be so polite, don't be so nice... [applauds] >> but i want everybody to understand something, what was being presented was not leadership, that is salesmanship. >> now along with supporters, there were protesters specifically people protesting the federal crackdown on medical marijuana and there were protesters protesting the war in afghanistan and there were people who protested the president's speech in this fundraising visit. you can see the streets are closed and they will remain closed until at least 9:00 this morning and the president is scheduled to leave san francisco at 925 and he had -- 9:25 and he is headed to ohio. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> one of his speeches is getting criticism. he is threatening to cut funding for sesame street and the popular character elmo is now on the run. >> elmo has been seen in a white suburban and he is driving for the border. >> now that comment is being interpret
in that speech, the president references his debate with mitt romney and he had a lack luster performance and here is how he referred to it. >> after that speech, people say don't be so polite, don't be so nice... [applauds] >> but i want everybody to understand something, what was being presented was not leadership, that is salesmanship. >> now along with supporters, there were protesters specifically people protesting the federal crackdown on medical marijuana and there were...
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. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. coming up at 6:15, the changes romney says he would make in u.s. middle east policy and the results of poll in the presidential race. >>> early voting begins in california today. if you want to vote early head to your county election office, but most county offices are closed today because of columbus day. ballots for people voting by mail will be sent tomorrow when the post office reopens from the holiday. 32 states and the district of columbia offer some form of early voting. >>> today california gasoline prices are setting another record. a gallon averages $4.67 a gallon. now governor brown is taking a step that could bring prices down. he told the state air resources board to transition into winter blend gasoline now instead of waiting until halloween. some refineries already transitioned to making refinery gas. >>> relief at the pump can't come soon enough for california drivers. some people like cab drivers and delivery people have to pay for
. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. coming up at 6:15, the changes romney says he would make in u.s. middle east policy and the results of poll in the presidential race. >>> early voting begins in california today. if you want to vote early head to your county election office, but most county offices are closed today because of columbus day. ballots for people voting by mail...
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a foreign policy speech today. the changes romney said he would make in middle east policy. >>> early voting in california. if you want to vote early head to your county election office. most offices will be closed today because of columbus today. ballots for those voting by mail will be sent tomorrow. 32 states and the district of columbia offer some form of early voting. >>> u.s. park police officers shot at a would-be car thief who is accused of trying to run him over. it started at 6:30 saturday night when officers saw the suspect trying to steal a car on lincoln boulevard. investigators say the suspect jumped into a tan buick that was waiting nearby and drove toward the officer. the police are looking for that vehicle. >>> a judge will soon decide whether or not to postpone pg&e pipeline hearings. the ongoing hearings follow the deadly explosion in san bruno two years ago. on friday the california public utilities commission filed a motion to postpone the hearings until next month. jerry hill says he will ask
a foreign policy speech today. the changes romney said he would make in middle east policy. >>> early voting in california. if you want to vote early head to your county election office. most offices will be closed today because of columbus today. ballots for those voting by mail will be sent tomorrow. 32 states and the district of columbia offer some form of early voting. >>> u.s. park police officers shot at a would-be car thief who is accused of trying to run him over. it...
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. >>> mitt romney meantime scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. according to his prepared remarks, he will propose a new assertive role for the u.s. in syria, more sanctions on iran, and a change in the u.s. policy in the middle east. the republican nominee will portray president obama as a weak leader. >>> in overnight news back here in the bay area oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened just after 11:00 last night on church street. police say the victims showed up to the east mont police station in a car that was riddled with bullet holes. we don't know the victims condition this morning but so far no arrests have been made. >>> an investigation is under way after a body was found inside a car in east oakland. the body was found at about 5:00 last night at richy and olive streets. police say it was wrapped in cloth and appeared to have been in that car for awhile. investigators have not yet said if the body is that of a man or woman. >>> time now 4:32. candle light vigil will be held for the herculeswoman found murd
. >>> mitt romney meantime scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. according to his prepared remarks, he will propose a new assertive role for the u.s. in syria, more sanctions on iran, and a change in the u.s. policy in the middle east. the republican nominee will portray president obama as a weak leader. >>> in overnight news back here in the bay area oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened just after 11:00...
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the poll shows the race is tightening between mitt romney and president barack obama and in his speech he referenced a debate and delivered a lack luster performance. here is more. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks come to me saying don't be so polite, don't be so nice... [applauds] >> but i want everybody to understand something, what was being presented was not leadership, that was salesmanship. >> reporter: now the speech is one of several funds raisers the -- fund racers the president attended -- fun racers -- fundraisers the president attended and these roads will be closed to traffic and some say closer to 9:00 we should see the presidential motorcade coming through this area and the president will head to ohio where he is scheduled to speak to a crowd at the university. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> don't forget, allie, we have more on president barack obama's speech on our website www.ktvu.com. you will find it in the video player right on our front page. >>> mitt romney will also be in ohio after a stop in iowa. he said he is confident he will be the n
the poll shows the race is tightening between mitt romney and president barack obama and in his speech he referenced a debate and delivered a lack luster performance. here is more. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks come to me saying don't be so polite, don't be so nice... [applauds] >> but i want everybody to understand something, what was being presented was not leadership, that was salesmanship. >> reporter: now the speech is one of several funds raisers the -- fund...
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republican presidential momny, mitt romney is expected to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia institute. coming up at 7:15, the changes that he says he would make and the results of the latest gallup pole in gal -- gallup poll. allie rasmus is live -- >>> alley rasmus live at a pumpkin weighoff. off to our left, you can the stage where the pumpkins will be hoisted via forklift. >> reporter: the growers are competing for thousands of dollars in prizes. last year's pumpkin weighed 17,000 pounds. the grower took home an $11,000 prize. we talked to some of the contestants and they said there's a lot of work that goes into this, including transporting them. growers pack the pumpkins into their pickup trucks and trailers from orie grin and washington. prior to that, they spend the -- oregon and washington. prior to that, they spend the entire summer babying their plants. >> i think a lot of it is luck. we work very hard on the work on our soil. the work on our soil will start tomorrow when we get back for next season. >> reporter: john muller, a local half moon bay farmer,
republican presidential momny, mitt romney is expected to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia institute. coming up at 7:15, the changes that he says he would make and the results of the latest gallup pole in gal -- gallup poll. allie rasmus is live -- >>> alley rasmus live at a pumpkin weighoff. off to our left, you can the stage where the pumpkins will be hoisted via forklift. >> reporter: the growers are competing for thousands of dollars in prizes. last...
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mitt romney was in virginia today. during his speech he accused the president of having a immoral federal spending plan. >> he would continue to spend more than we take in. that is immoral and wrong. if i am president, i will cut federal spending. >> earlier mitt romney addressed foreign policy issues. >>> new numbers on the race for president. president obama stayed even at 48% before and after the debate. mitt romney gained 2.5 points. the average was taken before a drop in the dropless rate that was announced friday. -- jobless rate that was announced. "like" ktvu channel 2 news on facebook and you will find a presidential quiz there. >>> ktvu's cara liu talks to the election's chief about a startling statistic. >> reporter: he voted early today because he is leaving the country for 10 months. >> if you care anything about the country, this is the one thing you can do. >> reporter: as it turns out young voters are 4 times more likely to have their ballots thrown out because of a rejected signature. >> it is importan
mitt romney was in virginia today. during his speech he accused the president of having a immoral federal spending plan. >> he would continue to spend more than we take in. that is immoral and wrong. if i am president, i will cut federal spending. >> earlier mitt romney addressed foreign policy issues. >>> new numbers on the race for president. president obama stayed even at 48% before and after the debate. mitt romney gained 2.5 points. the average was taken before a drop...
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protected speeches. >>> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a 5 trillion-dollar tax cut on top of that. >> i don't have a tax cut, i don't have a tax cut. >> and last night's presidential debate, they traded jabs on everything from healthcare to tax cuts. >> polls show it was a good night for mitt romney. ken joins us this morning live with more reaction, good morning, ken. >> reporter: if you look at the polls those people who were watching the debate last night felt governor romney won this very first round. we were here at the university of denver in an outside area where students and faculty were watching this debate outside in the cold and that sound bite you just played concerning the 5 trillion-dollar tax cut held people off guard making the claim on governor mitt romney he wanted to cut taxes by $5 trillion and to hear mitt romney flat out denied that is what he wanted to do in the debate last night. he mentioned some of the polling -- now the people we spoke to students and faculty came in supporting the faculty and they came in and said their candidate won and
protected speeches. >>> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a 5 trillion-dollar tax cut on top of that. >> i don't have a tax cut, i don't have a tax cut. >> and last night's presidential debate, they traded jabs on everything from healthcare to tax cuts. >> polls show it was a good night for mitt romney. ken joins us this morning live with more reaction, good morning, ken. >> reporter: if you look at the polls those people who were watching the...
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the confidence some say romney is now showing and we follow the president's speech in san francisco. we will have more of what he said at 10:30 and the one mistake you don't want to make on election day. is it could mean your vote wouldn't count. >>> and a controversial political display in a neighborhood that some are calling racist. what the owner of the property told us when we confronted him. >> new, people gathered for emotional vigil in honor of a retired schoolteacher. investigators say the 55-year- old was stabbed and beaten to death in her home last friday night. patty lee. >> reporter: several dozen people are still here on the scene as you can see but this is a much smaller crowd than what was here earlier. the vigil started around 8:30. family, friends and students trying to come to term was their loss. tonight the family returned to the house where the 55-year-old wife and mother of four was killed friday night. also here friends who described her a long time teacher as a mother figure to everybody she met. >> kind of expecting her to come back and say no worries i got e
the confidence some say romney is now showing and we follow the president's speech in san francisco. we will have more of what he said at 10:30 and the one mistake you don't want to make on election day. is it could mean your vote wouldn't count. >>> and a controversial political display in a neighborhood that some are calling racist. what the owner of the property told us when we confronted him. >> new, people gathered for emotional vigil in honor of a retired schoolteacher....
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. >> reporter: mitt romney said he had nothing to do with releasing this video and it shows president barack obama is engaged in decisive class warfare. it is a speech at a historically black college and in he praises reverend rite who da -- reverend wright after he has since denounced him. >> where is your dollar, what is happening down in new orleans, makes no sense, tells me the bullet has not been taken out. >> releasing the video is a transparent to change the subject to mitt romney's more recent talks and he took a break while mitt romney went somewhere else. the two scare off from denver. reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> people around the bay area are invited to watch debating parties tonight and it will be in san mateo count and antioch starting 5:30 tea party express are holding events at a group called technology for obama will hold a debate party. >>> they will challenging california's new law to ban therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbians straight. they are asking them to rule the law unconstitutional. governor brown signed the law and it is
. >> reporter: mitt romney said he had nothing to do with releasing this video and it shows president barack obama is engaged in decisive class warfare. it is a speech at a historically black college and in he praises reverend rite who da -- reverend wright after he has since denounced him. >> where is your dollar, what is happening down in new orleans, makes no sense, tells me the bullet has not been taken out. >> releasing the video is a transparent to change the subject to...
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in his speech last night, president obama criticized mitt romney's plan. >> the centerpiece of mitt romney's plan is a $5 trillion tax cut skewed toward the wealthy. he's been pitching this plan for almost two years now. >> boo! >> no, no. don't boo. vote! >> reporter: there were protesters as well. people protesting the crackdown on medical marijuana. there were anti-war protesters an romney supporters as well were gathered -- and romney support as well were gathered. you are looking at some highway patrol officers who just arrived here about five minutes ago. it looks like they are preparing possibly for the presidential motorcade that will probably happen here sometime in the next couple of hours. the streets are closed to vehicle traffic. you can see pedestrians are getting through here just fine. we've seen some intercontinental employees actually having to go to the police and show them their work i.d.s just so they can get through. it is pretty high security. now the, the president will -- now, the president will leave here and head to ohio where he will address the crowd at ohio univ
in his speech last night, president obama criticized mitt romney's plan. >> the centerpiece of mitt romney's plan is a $5 trillion tax cut skewed toward the wealthy. he's been pitching this plan for almost two years now. >> boo! >> no, no. don't boo. vote! >> reporter: there were protesters as well. people protesting the crackdown on medical marijuana. there were anti-war protesters an romney supporters as well were gathered -- and romney support as well were gathered....
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an average of polls by real clear politics shows romney about even with mr. obama in florida and virginia. >> we're saying, put it on the label and let people make choices for themselves. >>> coming up at 10:30, we will look at both sides of a california proposition that could have an impact on american agriculture and the food you feed your family. >>> gas prices all over the state reached record highs today rising another 4-cents just overnight. the average price of a gallon of regular in california is just $4.65. a month ago it was $4.17. a year ago it was $4.67. ann rubin tells us what's behind another gas spike. >> reporter: californians are now paying a record amount. >> i think these prices are ridiculous. >> people working, they need a break. it's too high. way too high. >> reporter: i -- >> i try not to drive unless i really have to. >> reporter: but eprhen has no choice. the cab driver has been calculating how much extra he has to work to make the limit. >> the costs does not calculate to the customer just to the cab driver. the price is still the s
an average of polls by real clear politics shows romney about even with mr. obama in florida and virginia. >> we're saying, put it on the label and let people make choices for themselves. >>> coming up at 10:30, we will look at both sides of a california proposition that could have an impact on american agriculture and the food you feed your family. >>> gas prices all over the state reached record highs today rising another 4-cents just overnight. the average price of a...
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it is similar to what president obama said in a interview. >> governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and name later. as president you can't do that. >> reporter: till mitt romney hoping to capitalize on the momentum of his debate performance. >> reporter: international relations will take center stage at the october 22 debate. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan continued with the attack on president obama today, in michigan he said the president's foreign policy isn't working. >> two dozen nations were burning our flags. you see, if we project weakness abroad, our adversaries are more willing to test us. >> he said last month's attack in ben gonsy is not -- benghazi is not a isolated incident. paul ryan and vice president joe biden will face-off thursday night at 6:00 p.m. from kentucky and we will show it to you live right here on ktvu. >>> the men who became california's first black lieutenant governor is being remembered today. he died yesterday in los angeles. he worked as a janitor, union organizer and teacher before beginn
it is similar to what president obama said in a interview. >> governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and name later. as president you can't do that. >> reporter: till mitt romney hoping to capitalize on the momentum of his debate performance. >> reporter: international relations will take center stage at the october 22 debate. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan continued with the attack on president obama today,...
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they accused them for allowing events that allowed antisumettic hate speech. the university spokesman said they were free speech and officials made efforts to maintain a safe climate. >>> president obama rallied 12,000 supporters at a park in debver. -- in denver. he accused mitt romney of misleading voters and joked it wasn't the real mitt romney on stage with him last night. mitt romney made a surprise appearance at a meeting in denver. his sons introduced him. mitt romney referred to trickle down government and said he doesn't think that is something the american people believe in. twitter says last night's debate was the most tweeted about event in twitter's history. mitt romney was the clear winner according to twitter. they found 47,000 tweets with the word romney in there, versus 30,000 referring to president obama. in 30 minutes, what a lot of people are talking about, mitt romney's comment about cutting funding for pbs. a local station tells us how the viewers are responding. >>> fbi investigating the death of u.s. ambassador chris stevens, spent 12 h
they accused them for allowing events that allowed antisumettic hate speech. the university spokesman said they were free speech and officials made efforts to maintain a safe climate. >>> president obama rallied 12,000 supporters at a park in debver. -- in denver. he accused mitt romney of misleading voters and joked it wasn't the real mitt romney on stage with him last night. mitt romney made a surprise appearance at a meeting in denver. his sons introduced him. mitt romney referred...
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stump speech. >> we've had 43 months of unemployment above 8%. >> there are supporters questioning numbers. >> this fact that the rating has been climbing suggest people feel more hopeful. >> and that is a al selling flowers in union square. he is not a supporter of president obamas. >> worst is over. >> for the president new numbers shift away away from the lackluster debate and on to pus pos tiff news on what is the biggel biggest issue in this election. >> more people are getting jobs. >> there is a carpenter that says at least they're there. >> it's slowly going to come back. >> and there is the direction of the economy that drives voters. there will be one more report before election day. there are october numbers due out four days before the election. >> and there is more than 550 jobs will be available at the next job journal hire event in emeryville from noon until 4:00 wednesday. there is a after reaching a high, dow finished with a modest gain of 34 points. there is apple down $14 because of a supply problem. and joe lockheart stepped down as head of global communications at face
stump speech. >> we've had 43 months of unemployment above 8%. >> there are supporters questioning numbers. >> this fact that the rating has been climbing suggest people feel more hopeful. >> and that is a al selling flowers in union square. he is not a supporter of president obamas. >> worst is over. >> for the president new numbers shift away away from the lackluster debate and on to pus pos tiff news on what is the biggel biggest issue in this election....
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the spokesman says this is constitutionally protected speech. >> mitt romney is hoping his strong per fompl yens can put momentum on his side and a gallup poll shows the president in a four point lead no, nation wide poll has been done yet but several instant polls give romney a win by more than a 2-1 margin. both hit the campaign trail today. president obama spent the day in colorado and wisconsin and will be coming back next week for another fund-raiser. and tickets start at $100 going as high as $7500s. >> a national campaign passed through the bay area today this is is orered to inform voters and calls itself patriot majority usa, targeting billionaire contributors. they want to rally opposition to cal proposition 32. >> we like to advocate and support measures helping get funding back into education. but these people don't believe in us having a voice. >> it would ban corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates. >> there are gas prices never as high in this state. triple a says the price jumped 18 cents and there is $4:32 on average. one station has clesed tem
the spokesman says this is constitutionally protected speech. >> mitt romney is hoping his strong per fompl yens can put momentum on his side and a gallup poll shows the president in a four point lead no, nation wide poll has been done yet but several instant polls give romney a win by more than a 2-1 margin. both hit the campaign trail today. president obama spent the day in colorado and wisconsin and will be coming back next week for another fund-raiser. and tickets start at $100 going...
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as is mitt romney's speech yesterday. he has it can sized the president for cutting military spending. >> yeah. this is the sequester that everybody is talk about -- >> bill: he is talk about across the board cuts in the defense department. but obama said he doesn't want those cuts. >> exactly. i believe we could absorb those cuts at levels away above our cold war average. but romney wants a $2 trillion increase. he didn't say that yesterday, and that's because it is one of the flaws in his positioning. he doesn't know how to pay for it. where do you get that money? what are you going to cut? there's not enough big birds to pay for that. [ laughter ] >> bill: and the other -- on the middle east, right -- >> yes. >> bill: where he says the president's policy is all wrong. >> these are the neo-cons. he postures on this. he acts strong acts tough, says he wants a two-state solution here. but that is not what he told his done no, sir. he says he doesn't really know how to solve the middle east problem, when we quote should ki
as is mitt romney's speech yesterday. he has it can sized the president for cutting military spending. >> yeah. this is the sequester that everybody is talk about -- >> bill: he is talk about across the board cuts in the defense department. but obama said he doesn't want those cuts. >> exactly. i believe we could absorb those cuts at levels away above our cold war average. but romney wants a $2 trillion increase. he didn't say that yesterday, and that's because it is one of...
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mitt romney was the big winner in the debate last night. jacqueline live in the bureau doing fact checking about some of the statements made in that debate. >> reporter: dave, mitt romney stood out last night for being aggressive, constantly calling out president obama, keeping him on the defensive side. mitt romney also didn't back down when the two butted hads over tax plans. the president says romney's plans will raise taxes or increase the deficit. >> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a 5 trillion dollar tax cut on top of the extension of bush tax cuts another trillion dollars and 2 trillion in military spending they have not asked for. >> first of all i don't have a 5 trillion dollar tax cut or a tax cut of the scale you are talking about. >> romney says he will offset cuts by closing loopholes and reducing reductions but vague on which ones. they will face off again later in new york and florida. both candidates are back on the campaign trail today. mitt romney in virginia while the president has campaign stops in colo
mitt romney was the big winner in the debate last night. jacqueline live in the bureau doing fact checking about some of the statements made in that debate. >> reporter: dave, mitt romney stood out last night for being aggressive, constantly calling out president obama, keeping him on the defensive side. mitt romney also didn't back down when the two butted hads over tax plans. the president says romney's plans will raise taxes or increase the deficit. >> governor romney's central...
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. >>> and while the president was in the bay area, mitt romney was in virginia, giving a major speech on foreign policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included a few specific ways he would change the president's approach. >> president obama fired back in an ad scheduled to run in virginia, which is a key battleground state. the ad portrays romney as reckless and amateurish during a trip to england, israel and poland. >>> how much you spending? these rising gas prices 50 cents higher in the past week alone. that costs you about $8 extra for every trip to the gas station. nbc bay area's stephanie trong joins us in oakland this evening. stephanie, gas prices and politics usually go hand in hand. what is the spin here? >> reporter: raj, it really depends on who you ask. if you
. >>> and while the president was in the bay area, mitt romney was in virginia, giving a major speech on foreign policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included...
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mitt romney will be speaking to a crowd in southern virginia later this hour, he issued a statement saying this is not what a real recovery looks like there is spec lakes on social media this morning -- speculation on social media that the obama administration is fudging the numbers. labor secretary said this morning that that suggestion is ludicrous. reporting live from washington dc, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> secret service has new policies after recent embarrassing scandals. among other things, new policy bans excessive drinking and sharing wok related information on web sites including facebook. all of this comes five months after more than dozen secret service agents were accused of drunken partying with prostitutes. >>> a house in fresno exploded yesterday, destroying that house and damaging others. police think yesterday's explosion was triggered by fumes from a meth lab run by a mexican drug cartel. the occupants moved in about a month ago, investigators say they noticed a disturbing trend now of drug traffickers, some with ties to mexican cartels, renting out houses
mitt romney will be speaking to a crowd in southern virginia later this hour, he issued a statement saying this is not what a real recovery looks like there is spec lakes on social media this morning -- speculation on social media that the obama administration is fudging the numbers. labor secretary said this morning that that suggestion is ludicrous. reporting live from washington dc, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> secret service has new policies after recent embarrassing...
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>> plus, mitt romney gears up for a major speech today while president obama tries to generate campaign cash in california. >>> several businesses in downtown oakland vandalized. this is broken glass outside a bank. who is responsible for the damage, coming up. ,, [ male announcer ] when do you take 5-hour energy? when i'm on the night shift. when they have more energy than i do. when i don't feel like working out. when there isn't enough of me to go around. ♪ when i have...
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well, president obama and mitt romney are cutting back on campaign speeches today in order to prepare for their first big debate wednesday night. the president is in henderson, nevada his aides say he will be working on his debating skittles with kerry playing the part of romney. romney is prepping in denver. analysts say this is his best chance to turn his campaign around which has been losing ground in recent weeks. see the first debate right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6:00 this wednesday night. >> i love how they lower expectations. your expectations for hot temperatures those are coming true. >>> they are here but kind of in a brief engagement, especially some areas, doesn't that look gorgeous. we'll talk about how hot it is going to be at the beaches. and how long this poor air quality is going to last. >> plus, kids exposed to too much tv without knowing it. damage it might be doing to the entire family. >>> why the congressional staffer accused of attacking lindsay lohan is no longer facing charges. >>> take a look at the gun sitting near rodeo beach in morning,
well, president obama and mitt romney are cutting back on campaign speeches today in order to prepare for their first big debate wednesday night. the president is in henderson, nevada his aides say he will be working on his debating skittles with kerry playing the part of romney. romney is prepping in denver. analysts say this is his best chance to turn his campaign around which has been losing ground in recent weeks. see the first debate right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6:00...
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. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney will deliver a speech in virginia calling for the u.s. to take a more assertive role in syria, put conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of the costs. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran reports on the governor's idea to ease record high prices. >> reporter: good morning. the governor is asking state regulators to release a less expensive blend but experts say even with that move we won't see prices drop right away. this winter blend comes out on november 1. it will bring up gas supplies 8 to 10% and might drop gas prices 15 to 20 cents a gallon. but it could take a week before we see any changes. according to aaa, prices today are at record highs. in san francisco, you're paying $4.73 for a gallon of regular. and in san jose and oakland it's $4.67. our st
. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney will deliver a speech in virginia calling for the u.s. to take a more assertive role in syria, put conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of...
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stump speech. rom supporters are questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't put my mortgage numbers on these being correct. >> it's been climbing since the convention suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> it's a sign the economy is improving. >> it's stabilizing. >> reporter: he has been selling flowers on union square for 66 years. he is not a president obama but he does see what is happening on the street. >> the worst is over. >> for the president the new numbers shifted attention from the lackluster debate performance and on to a bit of positive news. >> more americans entered the work force. more people are getting jobs. >> reporter: outside dan, jobs may be low wage and part time, but at least they are there. >> it slowly is coming back. it will take a couple more years. >> in palo alto elections it's the direction of the economy that moves voters. there is one more reporting period before election day, the october numbers will be out november 2nd, four days before the election. >>
stump speech. rom supporters are questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't put my mortgage numbers on these being correct. >> it's been climbing since the convention suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> it's a sign the economy is improving. >> it's stabilizing. >> reporter: he has been selling flowers on union square for 66 years. he is not a president obama but he does see what is happening on the street. >> the worst is over. >> for the...
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, specifically they were surprised that he made absolutely no mention of the now infamous taped speech by romney where he talked about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income tax and said that they consider themselves, quote, victims. now, pundits say that had the president mentioned that it may have helped distinguish him from romney who really understand the middle class and their problems. >> thank you, bigad shaban. >>> a cbs 5 survey-usa poll adults in the golden state show 48% believe romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was no clear winner. starting today they weigh in on the issues in an exclusive presidential forum. you will find it on cbssf.com. today's issue, the economy. >>> so we wanted to get a discussion going with you. who do you think won round one of the presidential debate and why you can comments on facebook, twitter or email us at mornings@cbs5.com >> you know what trended the most on twitter after the debate? the big bird comment. >> i know. >> you know. they always pick out the little things. >>> let's have weather and traffi
, specifically they were surprised that he made absolutely no mention of the now infamous taped speech by romney where he talked about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income tax and said that they consider themselves, quote, victims. now, pundits say that had the president mentioned that it may have helped distinguish him from romney who really understand the middle class and their problems. >> thank you, bigad shaban. >>> a cbs 5 survey-usa poll adults in the golden...
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. >>> on the gop side mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech today. necessary virginia. romney is expected to say it's time for america to change course in the middle east and accused president obama of passive leadership around the world. >> when i'm president, i will take the care that it takes to rebuild our principles and restore the principles that made america so strong. >> romney is calling for the united states to take a more assertive role in syria, put conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. a month to go before election day, national polls showing the race at the white house is getting tighter. >>> california is the most expensive place for gas in the country and the governor is taking action to drive down the cost. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in south san francisco right now where the average price, cate, of regular gas is well over 4.60 a gallon. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. actually it's the two stations nearby. one is at 4.79 a gallon the other across the street 4.99 for a gallon of regular. the governor is
. >>> on the gop side mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech today. necessary virginia. romney is expected to say it's time for america to change course in the middle east and accused president obama of passive leadership around the world. >> when i'm president, i will take the care that it takes to rebuild our principles and restore the principles that made america so strong. >> romney is calling for the united states to take a more assertive role in syria,...
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this is basically where mitt romney is going to be going with this speech later on this morning. he is going to say, quote, we cannot support our friends and defeat our enemies in t middle east when our words are not backed by deeds, when our defense spending is being arbitrarily and deeply cut, when we have no trade agenda to speak of and the perception of our strategy is not one of partnership, but of passivity. it is time to change course in the middle east. one final thing, carol, on a campaign conference call yesterday romney's foreign policy team talked about some presidents of past they might be shaping their foreign policy principles after. they talked about the presidencies of jfk, truman and even bill clinton. after that first debate when a lot of pundits on the right and the left were sensing that mitt romney might be moving to the middle on domestic policy issues, there might be some of that on foreign policy when we hear this speech later on this morning. >> jim acosta, we'll check back with you. >>> okay. let's take another peek at the obama campaign's preemptive st
this is basically where mitt romney is going to be going with this speech later on this morning. he is going to say, quote, we cannot support our friends and defeat our enemies in t middle east when our words are not backed by deeds, when our defense spending is being arbitrarily and deeply cut, when we have no trade agenda to speak of and the perception of our strategy is not one of partnership, but of passivity. it is time to change course in the middle east. one final thing, carol, on a...
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>> reporter: in a major speech on foreign policy, romney will attack mr. obama's leadership and set out his strategy, promising, i'll affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation. romney will challenge the president's handling of the middle east, saying it's time to change course. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east al middle east allied with the united states. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> we're going to win florida! we're taking back the white house! >> reporter: this speech comes after a weekend of campaigning in the battleground state of florida. romney, a private man, began showing a compassionate side telling personal stories about helping others including a 14-year-old boy from his congregation who was dying of leukemia. >> he said i'd like you to write a will for me. and so i got out a big piece of legal pad and he proceeded to describe the things he wanted to give away. his skateboard. his fishing rod. who they'd go to. of course his rifle to h
>> reporter: in a major speech on foreign policy, romney will attack mr. obama's leadership and set out his strategy, promising, i'll affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation. romney will challenge the president's handling of the middle east, saying it's time to change course. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east al middle east allied with the united states. i share this hope. but hope is not a...
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well, president obama and mitt romney are cutting back on campaign speeches today in order to prepare for their first big debate wednesday night. the president is in henderson, nevada his aides say he will be working on his debating skittles with kerry playing the part of romney. romney is prepping in denver. analysts say this is his best chance to turn his campaign around which has been losing ground in recent weeks. see the first debate right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6:00 this wednesday night. >> i love how they lower expectations. your expectations for hot temperatures those are coming true. >>> they are here but kind of in a brief engagement, especially some areas, doesn't that look gorgeous. we'll talk about how hot it is going to be at the beaches. and how long this poor air quality is going to last. >> plus, kids exposed to too much tv without knowing it. damage it might be doing to the entire family. >>> why the congressional staffer accused of attacking lindsay lohan is no longer facing charges.ÑóÑó >>> take a look at the gun sitting near rodeo beach in m
well, president obama and mitt romney are cutting back on campaign speeches today in order to prepare for their first big debate wednesday night. the president is in henderson, nevada his aides say he will be working on his debating skittles with kerry playing the part of romney. romney is prepping in denver. analysts say this is his best chance to turn his campaign around which has been losing ground in recent weeks. see the first debate right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6:00...
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the confidence some say romney is now showing and we follow the president's speech in san francisco. we will have more of what he said at 10:30 and the one mistake you don't want to make on election day. is it could mean your vote wouldn't count. >>> and a controversial political display in a neighborhood that some are calling racist. what the owner of the property told us when we confronted him. >> new, people gathered for emotional vigil in honor of a retired schoolteacher. investigators say the 55-year- old was stabbed and beaten to death in her home last friday night. patty lee. >> reporter: several dozen people are still here on the scene as you can see but this is a much smaller crowd than what was here earlier. the vigil started around 8:30. family, friends and students trying to come to term was their loss. tonight the family returned to the house where the 55-year-old wife and mother of four was killed friday night. also here friends who described her a long time teacher as a mother figure to everybody she met. >> kind of expecting her to come back and say no worries i got e
the confidence some say romney is now showing and we follow the president's speech in san francisco. we will have more of what he said at 10:30 and the one mistake you don't want to make on election day. is it could mean your vote wouldn't count. >>> and a controversial political display in a neighborhood that some are calling racist. what the owner of the property told us when we confronted him. >> new, people gathered for emotional vigil in honor of a retired schoolteacher....
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stump speech. >> we've had 43 straight months of unemployment above 8%. >> romney supporters are now questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't bet my mortgage on the numbers being correct. >> but the fact the president's approval rating has been climbing, suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> the more cranes you see around town, it's a sign the economy is boosting. >> it's going to get better. it's stabilizing. >> he's been selling flowers at union square for 66 years. he's not a supporter of obama but he sees what is happening on the street. >> the worst is over. >> for the president, the new numbers shift the attention away from his lackluster debate performance and on what is the biggest issue in this election. >> more people entered the workforce and more people are getting jobs. >> he said jobs may be low wage, they may be part-time, but at least they are there. >> it's slowly coming back. it will take a couple more years. >> in presidential elections we have seen it is the direction of the economy that moves voters and there is one more reporting period before elect
stump speech. >> we've had 43 straight months of unemployment above 8%. >> romney supporters are now questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't bet my mortgage on the numbers being correct. >> but the fact the president's approval rating has been climbing, suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> the more cranes you see around town, it's a sign the economy is boosting. >> it's going to get better. it's stabilizing. >> he's been selling flowers...
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stump speech. >> we've had 43 straight months of unemployment above 8%. >> romney supporters are now questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't bet my mortgage on the numbers being correct. >> but the fact the president's approval rating has been climbing, suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> the more cranes you see around town, it's a sign the economy is boosting. >> it's going to get better. it's stabilizing. >> he's been selling flowers at union square for 66 years. he's not a supporter of obama but he sees what is happening on the street. >> the worst is over. >> for the president, the new numbers shift the attention away from his lackluster debate performance and on what is the biggest issue in this election. >> more americans entered the workforce and more people are getting jobs. >> he said jobs may be low wage, they may be part-time, but at least they are there. >> it's slowly coming back. it will take a couple more years. >> in presidential elections we have seen it is the direction of the economy that moves voters and there is one more reporting period before el
stump speech. >> we've had 43 straight months of unemployment above 8%. >> romney supporters are now questioning the new labor numbers. >> i wouldn't bet my mortgage on the numbers being correct. >> but the fact the president's approval rating has been climbing, suggests that people feel more hopeful. >> the more cranes you see around town, it's a sign the economy is boosting. >> it's going to get better. it's stabilizing. >> he's been selling flowers...
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in tv ads and speeches. the economy is getting worse. the president confronts romney if he has written off 47% of america to get richer. the debate happens tonight in denver. tracie potts has the preview. >> reporter: president obama on the right and mitt romney on the left. questions about taxes and health care. the bar is high for the president and predicts romney's aggressiveness is not a fun balance. >> he has the facts. he drills you. he is tenacious. that is the difference between four years ago and this time. >> reporter: the bottom line, democrats say, is who has specifics. >> the american people at home are looking for details. i think you will see president obama continue to do that. >> reporter: nbc's latest poll puts the president three points ahead with romney gaining ground. >> voters are less likely to be hispanic and percentage of people 18 to 29-year-olds dropped. as a consequence of the po poll being slightly older, it moves to mitt romney. >> reporter: more interesting, the battle ground s
in tv ads and speeches. the economy is getting worse. the president confronts romney if he has written off 47% of america to get richer. the debate happens tonight in denver. tracie potts has the preview. >> reporter: president obama on the right and mitt romney on the left. questions about taxes and health care. the bar is high for the president and predicts romney's aggressiveness is not a fun balance. >> he has the facts. he drills you. he is tenacious. that is the difference...
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. >>> meantime republican presidential nominee mitt romney is planning a major foreign policy speech today. he's expected to propose the u.s. take a more assertive role in syria, place conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. insiders say romney will accuse the president of taking a passive leadership role in the world. the obama campaign says romney is unprepared to be commander in chief. >>> much more relaxing to that race for the white house, it was smooth sailing for one of the biggest weekends here in bay area history. more than a million visitors spending their weekend in the city where there was no shortage of a lot of things to do. we had the blue angels up in the sky. on the land the giants and 49ers. castro street fair along with the strictly bluegrass festival. a lot of people taking advice about not driving into san francisco. b.a.r.t. setting a new ridership record this weekend. mass transit in many different cities simple low packed. >> it's crazy is what it is but, gosh, this is what san francisco is all about. it's great weather, beautiful fall day, l
. >>> meantime republican presidential nominee mitt romney is planning a major foreign policy speech today. he's expected to propose the u.s. take a more assertive role in syria, place conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. insiders say romney will accuse the president of taking a passive leadership role in the world. the obama campaign says romney is unprepared to be commander in chief. >>> much more relaxing to that race for the white house, it was smooth...
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. >> reporter: gop white house hopeful mitt romney is delivering a major foreign policy speech at virginia military institute. he says president obama makes foreign policy decisions based on game plank. he also questions the president's leadership on challenges in the middle east saying, i know the president hopes for a safer freer and more prosperous middle east ally with the united states. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. polls show president obama still doing better than the challenger on national security and foreign policy. his campaign is already pushing back hard. this new ad mocks romney's july overseas trips and his response to the deadly attack on the embassy in libya. >> if this is how he handles the world now think what he might do as president. >> reporter: the president is at a star-studded fundraiser in hollywood last night, he made his first public comments about his debate performance. >> everybody here is incredible professionals. >> reporter: the president and mitt romney will face foreign policy questions in the next debate in eight days. cate caugiran, cb
. >> reporter: gop white house hopeful mitt romney is delivering a major foreign policy speech at virginia military institute. he says president obama makes foreign policy decisions based on game plank. he also questions the president's leadership on challenges in the middle east saying, i know the president hopes for a safer freer and more prosperous middle east ally with the united states. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. polls show president obama still doing better than...
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hasn't responded to the speech. >>> republican challenger mitt romney taking a new stance on illegal immigration. as susan mcginnis reports it comes as he and the president are getting ready for their first head-to-head debate. >> reporter: more than 5,000 people packed the air and space museum in denver to hear mitt romney on monday. >> this is a great place to be. >> reporter: colorado is among the battleground states that have a large hispanic population and romney now tells the "denver post" he will honor temporary work permits for young illegal immigrants granted by president obama in an executive order in june. it's the first time he has expressed support for the act. here's what he said in los angeles recently. >> instead of playing politics with these children, i will pursue permanent immigration reform. >> reporter: the president's executive order is a shortened version of the "dream act," legislation to grant citizenship to these same immigrants under certain conditions. >> "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the "dream act," would i veto it? the answer is ques
hasn't responded to the speech. >>> republican challenger mitt romney taking a new stance on illegal immigration. as susan mcginnis reports it comes as he and the president are getting ready for their first head-to-head debate. >> reporter: more than 5,000 people packed the air and space museum in denver to hear mitt romney on monday. >> this is a great place to be. >> reporter: colorado is among the battleground states that have a large hispanic population and romney...
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. >>> meantime mitt romney will be in ohio today trying to win over the undecided voters n a speech on foreign policy yesterday, romney argued the president's policies have made the world more dangerous. romney talking about arming syria's rebels and sanctioning iran. democrats were not impressed. >> i'm a professor. if one of my students turned it in, they'd get a c because he gave absolutely no specifics. >> when president obama leaves the bay area, he will head to ohio as well to also reach out to undecided voters. >>> in other news now, it is decision day for san francisco's suspended sheriff, ross mirkarimi. san francisco's board of supervisors will vote on his fate today. the embattled sheriff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to an argument with his wife that left her arm bruised. bay area political experts say the vote is the first modern test of the idea of official misconduct. today's vote will be held at city hall at 2:00 this afternoon. in order for mirkarimi to lose his job, nine of the 11 supervisors need to vote against him. >>> the fbi has been called in to
. >>> meantime mitt romney will be in ohio today trying to win over the undecided voters n a speech on foreign policy yesterday, romney argued the president's policies have made the world more dangerous. romney talking about arming syria's rebels and sanctioning iran. democrats were not impressed. >> i'm a professor. if one of my students turned it in, they'd get a c because he gave absolutely no specifics. >> when president obama leaves the bay area, he will head to ohio...
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he needs to be able to use ads, speeches, other moments to amplify another romney than the romney most voters have seen in ads over three months. >> it's been four years sincesi debate stage. he hasn't had a face-to-face since he's been president of the united states. is this what we saw four years ago or did he have a bad night? >> i think he had a bad night. it took his staff ten minutes to get to the spin room to talk about the result. they were trying to figure out how do we? should we be candid? stylistically, it wasn't a great night for him. he wasn't crisp in his responses. he had a more difficult time than mitt romney defending and describing his policies. if you want to give, you know, give the president his due, you have to step back and understand mitt romney has spent two months every night rehearsing every answer for this very moment. he practiced hours and hours and hours. did multiple, literally double digit rehearsals to be able to practice f ts moment. the president has to be the president and a candidate. he didn't have as much prep time. he has tremendous self-confid
he needs to be able to use ads, speeches, other moments to amplify another romney than the romney most voters have seen in ads over three months. >> it's been four years sincesi debate stage. he hasn't had a face-to-face since he's been president of the united states. is this what we saw four years ago or did he have a bad night? >> i think he had a bad night. it took his staff ten minutes to get to the spin room to talk about the result. they were trying to figure out how do we?...
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. >> reporter: romney now has momentum and yesterday delivered a major foreign policy speech, saying president obama is too hands-off and passive in handling situations around the globe. >> it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to shape history. not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> reporter: romney's focus was the middle east, though he offered only a few new policy details or specific differences between his plans and that of the president. in syria, he said the u.s. should help facilitate arming the rebellion against syrian president bashar al-assad and he said the president's restrained relationship between benjamin netanyahu has emboldened adversaries like iran. romney offered a different take on the palestinian conflict. monday he indicated he would work to resolve it. >> finally, i'll recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> reporter: now, romney's got momentum, but there's an
. >> reporter: romney now has momentum and yesterday delivered a major foreign policy speech, saying president obama is too hands-off and passive in handling situations around the globe. >> it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to shape history. not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> reporter: romney's focus was the middle east, though he offered only a few new policy details or...
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. >> reporter: romney now has momentum and yesterday delivered a major foreign policy speech, saying president obama is too hands off and passive in handling situations around the globe. >> it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to shape history, not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> reporter: romney's focus was the middle eve. though he offered only a few new policy details that are specific differences between his plans and that of the president. in syria, he said, the u.s. should help f aacilitate rebellion against bashar al assad and says the president's strained relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin n netanyahu has emboldened enemies like iran. calling it intractable, monday he said he would work to resolve it. >> finally i'll recommit america to the goal of the democratic palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> reporter: romney has some momentum. another thing he has going for him is enthusiasm among his supporters. in
. >> reporter: romney now has momentum and yesterday delivered a major foreign policy speech, saying president obama is too hands off and passive in handling situations around the globe. >> it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to shape history, not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> reporter: romney's focus was the middle eve. though he offered only a few new policy details that are...
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he did. >> said to be planning a major foreign policy speech to deliver in the next few weeks. cbs news washington. >> foreign policy will be the focus of the third and final presidential debate scheduled for october 22nd in florida. >> the supreme court starts a new session today. there are a number of big cases the court is considering hearing this year including issues related to same sex marriage. 6 of the 9 justices attended red mass in washington d.c. yesterday. it is the traditional mass held the day before the start of a new session. >>> major recall by gm. the potential problem with more than 40,000 cars. >> is yours on the list? plus. >> so you lied to her? >> you can say that. >> coming clean, arnold opens up about his affairs.. >> and it's not just background noise. kids are exposed to television even when they are not watching the tube. all coming your way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, construction on >>> back now at 4:43. key traffic artery back open down in southern california. 405 finished hours ahead of schedule. the main project of the mulhulland bridge. crews said
he did. >> said to be planning a major foreign policy speech to deliver in the next few weeks. cbs news washington. >> foreign policy will be the focus of the third and final presidential debate scheduled for october 22nd in florida. >> the supreme court starts a new session today. there are a number of big cases the court is considering hearing this year including issues related to same sex marriage. 6 of the 9 justices attended red mass in washington d.c. yesterday. it is...
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now, experts say romney is using that speech to paint president obama as a weak leader who has limited americans' influence on global affairs. >>> this morning president barack obama is returning back to the bay area for a series of fund-raisers. christie smith is live in san francisco with a look at where the president will be visiting. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. guests are being asked to arrive as early as 5:30 at the bill graham civic auditorium, even though chances are president barack obama won't arrive an start speaking until closer to 9:30, 9:40. if you are coming, chances are you have your ticket because this event is sold out. the cheapest tickets going for about $100 apiece all the way up to $7500. that includes a photo with the president. some contributors are paying up to $20,000 to sample food by chefs like alice waters. this is part of a two-day swing through california as both president obama and republican challenger mitt romney raise money to compete in states like ohio. we have video of president obama's los angeles trip just yest
now, experts say romney is using that speech to paint president obama as a weak leader who has limited americans' influence on global affairs. >>> this morning president barack obama is returning back to the bay area for a series of fund-raisers. christie smith is live in san francisco with a look at where the president will be visiting. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. guests are being asked to arrive as early as 5:30 at the bill graham civic...
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. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and compassionate and connect with the audience. the president is about mannerisms and style. >> reporter: while the candidates go through last minute debate preps, a speech obama gave in 2007 has resurfaced conservative website posted the entire video last night. critics call it racially divisive. he contrasted how families in new orleans were treated by the government after hurricane katrina compared to new york city residents after 911. >> what is happening in new orleans. where is your dollars? where is your money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. [ applause tells me that somehow the people in new orleans they don't care about as much. >> the obama campaign was quick to fire back in morning. >> fox news reported on it, five years ago. >> i think it is a silly and desperate attempt by republicans to try to get us way from the real issues. >> reporter: tonight both candidates will have their moment to talk about the big issues, including the economy and 50 million are expected to watch this debate. brandi
. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and compassionate and connect with the audience. the president is about mannerisms and style. >> reporter: while the candidates go through last minute debate preps, a speech obama gave in 2007 has resurfaced conservative website posted the entire video last night. critics call it racially divisive. he contrasted how families in new orleans were treated by the government after hurricane katrina compared to new york city residents after...
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. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and connect with the audience. the president is all about his mannerisms and style at this point. >> the candidates go through their last minute debate prep, a speech he gave in 2007 has resurfaced. the daily caller web site posted the video last night and there is when the president addressed a crowd contrasting how families in new orleans were being treated by the government after hurricane katrina. compared to new york city residents after september 11th. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. tells me somehow the people down in new orleans don't care about as much. >> the obama campaign was quick to fire back this morning. fox news reported on it five years ago. it's a silly and desperate attempt by republicans to try to get us away from talking about real issues. >> the debate will focus on domestic issues and the economy will be front and center, 50 people people are expected to watch. >> and you can watch
. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and connect with the audience. the president is all about his mannerisms and style at this point. >> the candidates go through their last minute debate prep, a speech he gave in 2007 has resurfaced. the daily caller web site posted the video last night and there is when the president addressed a crowd contrasting how families in new orleans were being treated by the government after hurricane katrina. compared to new york city...
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and on the eve of obama, romney, round one. which candidates can claim the highest television rattings and which vp candidate gets honorable mention? i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm dana king. there has been a huge spike in the gas pump and it happened overnight. kit doe on the reasons why gas stations are pushing a 10 to 30- cent jump. fill her up, kit. >> reporter: dana, in a simple supply, demand economics. a number of refineries shut down for a various number of reasons. one of which is the heat. >> the record heat that has been sweeping was apparently too much for the power grid in southern california. the exxon mobile refinery shut down yesterday after the facility lost power. gasbuddy.com says the heat caused a transformer at a nearby substation to malfunction. combine that with the refinery in richmond, and you have yet another perfect storm for high gas prices. the wholesale cost shot up $1.06 in one week. by friday, retail prices could spike 30 cents. if it keeps up, station owners will have to sell it at $4.75 a gallon t
and on the eve of obama, romney, round one. which candidates can claim the highest television rattings and which vp candidate gets honorable mention? i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm dana king. there has been a huge spike in the gas pump and it happened overnight. kit doe on the reasons why gas stations are pushing a 10 to 30- cent jump. fill her up, kit. >> reporter: dana, in a simple supply, demand economics. a number of refineries shut down for a various number of reasons. one of...
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. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and compassionate and connect with the audience. the president is about mannerisms and style. >> reporter: while the candidates go through last minute debate preps, a speech obama gave in 2007 has resurfaced conservative website posted the entire video last night. critics call itacily disive. he contrastedhow families in new orleans were treated by the government after hurricane katrina coaredto new yo city redents ater 91 >> wt isappening in new orleans. where is your dollars? where is your money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. [ applause tells me that somehow the people in new orleans they don't care about as much. >>he obama cmpaign was quk t fiack in mning. >> f ns ported o i, five years ago. >> ihink it silly and despate temp b publicans tryo geus way from te alssues. >> reporter: tonight both candidates will have their moment to talk about the big issues, including the economy and 50 million are expected to watch this debate. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >> you can catch abc news specialoverage of the de
. >> mitt romney has to show up and be competent and compassionate and connect with the audience. the president is about mannerisms and style. >> reporter: while the candidates go through last minute debate preps, a speech obama gave in 2007 has resurfaced conservative website posted the entire video last night. critics call itacily disive. he contrastedhow families in new orleans were treated by the government after hurricane katrina coaredto new yo city redents ater 91 >> wt...
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during his speech he criticized governor mitt romney, arguing his opponent doesn't care about 47% of the country. >> i'm not fighting for red values or white values or black values or latino values or gay or straight values, i'm fighting for american values. they belong to all of us. san francisco. we are not as divided as our politics would suggest. >> reporter: the president urged supporters at that private dinner to be almost obsessive in talking with friends in battleground states like ohio, which is where he's headed when air force one departs sfo in just a few hours from now. reporting live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> meantime, another president will be visiting northern california today. former president bill clinton will attend a campaign rally at uc davis. he's in town to support several congressmen who are in the middle of tight races. president clinton has been keeping busy this election season, lending his support to president obama and other major big-time candidates. >> the commander in chief vibe all over northern california. christina, what kind o
during his speech he criticized governor mitt romney, arguing his opponent doesn't care about 47% of the country. >> i'm not fighting for red values or white values or black values or latino values or gay or straight values, i'm fighting for american values. they belong to all of us. san francisco. we are not as divided as our politics would suggest. >> reporter: the president urged supporters at that private dinner to be almost obsessive in talking with friends in battleground...